Magnificent color expected to cover the Mountain State following summer rain CHARLESTON, W.Va. — With autumn quickly approaching, the West Virginia Department of Tourism has unveiled its highly anticipated fall foliage projection map. Created in collaboration with the West Virginia Division of Forestry, this map predicts when and where fall[Read More…]
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OP-ED: A once-in-a-generation opportunity for downtown Charles Town
By Pasha Majdi, Jefferson County Commission President, for the Spirit of Jefferson The City of Charles Town has a once-in-a-generation opportunity to invest in its downtown, pick the right businesses in keeping with its “historically hip” vision, and make Charles Town a destination. How? By buying the County’s Washington Street[Read More…]
Wharncliffe/Ben Creek area residents meet to discuss proposed ammonia plant
By Bruce Justice, Mingo Messenger WHARNCLIFFE, W.Va. — About 30 residents in the Wharncliffe/Ben Creek areas gathered at the Wharncliffe Church of God Monday evening, Aug. 4, to learn more details about an ammonia facility and connected data centers being proposed for construction in that area of Mingo County. Monday’s[Read More…]
UC Downtown Innovation Hub Welcomes Largest Business Accelerator Cohort
State Treasurer Larry Pack, Charleston Mayor Amy Goodwin Welcome 15 Small Business Owners West Virginia Press Association CHARLESTON, W.Va. — The University of Charleston Downtown Innovation Hub welcomed its largest Business Accelerator Program cohort to date, marking a milestone in the program’s second year of supporting West Virginia’s small business[Read More…]
Mountains of Support: Morrisey fully backing feds in immigration crackdown
By Brett Dunlap, Parkersburg News and Sentinel PARKERSBURG — State law enforcement and corrections officials will be working with federal officials to address the issue of illegal immigrants throughout West Virginia. Gov. Patrick Morrisey was at the Parkersburg Correctional Center on Wednesday to announce an agreement between the U.S. Immigration[Read More…]
West Virginia Senate President Randy Smith ‘blindsided’ by sale of Hopemont Hospital
By Damian Phillips, The Exponent Telegram TERRA ALTA, W.Va. (WV News) — West Virginia Senate President Randy Smith said he was given only minutes of advance notice before Gov. Patrick Morrisey announced the state was selling four health care facilities. Smith said he “was blindsided” by the news, especially as[Read More…]
Courts to decide? State BOE pushes back on religious exemptions in charter schools
By Sierra Marling, Charleston Gazette-Mail CHARLESTON, W.Va. — The West Virginia Board of Education is moving to ensure public charter schools follow the state’s compulsory vaccination rules. The BOE has directed its legal counsel to draft a letter to the Professional Charter School Board affirming that the same immunization requirements[Read More…]
BOE learns of GBO plan to allow WiFi in Green Bank
By Suzanne Stewart, The Pocahontas Times GREEN BANK, W.Va. — When the National Radio Quiet Zone was established in 1958, wireless interference was not a concern, but in the past nearly 70 years, technology has advanced by leaps and bounds. Now it’s nearly impossible to go a day without using[Read More…]
Gov. Morrisey: West Virginia to sell four long-term health care facilities
By Steven Allen Adams, The Parkersburg News and Sentinel CHARLESTON — West Virginia is set to sell four of its seven state-owned health care facilities to a New York-based development company that specializes in long-term care for seniors. In a press conference at the State Capitol Building Tuesday afternoon, Gov.[Read More…]
DEP to hold meeting on permit requests for gas-powered Mingo County data center sites
By Mike Tony, Charleston Gazette-Mail CHARLESTON, W.Va. — The West Virginia Department of Environmental Protection has scheduled a public meeting to take questions and input on air quality permit applications for data center operations that have drawn significant opposition over potential environmental health and energy cost impacts. The DEP will[Read More…]
